Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer: Dietzler Honey LLC
Location: Larimore, ND
Workers needed: 8
Pay: $14.29/hour
Season: Jan 15, 2027 – Nov 10, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Get bees out of wintering and preparing hives for warm weather; raises honey bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; find and cage queens, install queen cells; assembles bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; forces bees from hives; uncaps harvested honeycombs and extracts approx. 50 pounds of honey from honeycombs; must be able to lift 50 pound boxes for honey transport; moving bee boxes from hives to extracting facility; supering beehives; prepare hives for winter; repairing and maintaining farm vehicles and equipment; loading products into trucks and driving to market or storage facilities; cleaning work areas; trapping pests; driving farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment, worksite, and colony boxes. Must have some knowledge of beekeeping; must speak English language. Must not have bee or pollen related allergies. Approximate staggered entry: 2 workers to begin Jan 15 and 6 workers to begin March 15.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration, space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils, appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries, when the employer is providing cooking and kitchen facilities.
Transport: See Addendum C
Experience wanted: 0 months
Be able to work in extreme conditions such as heat, humidity, wind, cold. Lift and carry supplies. Follow instructions. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license within 30 days following hire and obtain clean driving record to be able to operate company vehicle. Lift up to 50 lbs.
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